The Tailor

&#39;One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.&#39; DAILY MAIL<br/> &#39;One of my favourite detectives.&#39; ELLY GRIFFITHS<br/> &#39;Reaffirms everything that has made this series a bestseller.&#39; VASEEM KHAN<br/> &#39;I absolutely loved The Tailor&#39; GARY BARLOW<br/> &#39;A joy to read, beautifully penned, rich in detail and as elegantly put together as a bespoke suit.&#39; ABIR MUKHERJEE<br/> &#39;An elegantly woven mystery in all the best traditions of the genre… Sullivan is a writer&#39;s writer – witty, cutting and clever.&#39; HELEN S FIELDS<br/> <br/> FROM THE WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS&#39; ASSOCIATION DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2026<br/> <br/> George Cross: unfailingly shrewd. Uniquely brilliant.<br/> <br/> A bespoke tailor boards the 10:00 train from Bristol to London. Before it reaches Bath, he&#39;s found dead in the toilet, his throat slit and a plastic bag pulled over his head.<br/> <br/> DS George Cross deduces that this wasn&#39;t a robbery – nothing about the killing is random.<br/> <br/> It&#39;s an execution.<br/> <br/> George&#39;s investigation brings him dangerously close to a cold and merciless world. And is it his imagination or is he being followed?<br/> <br/> With the highest conviction rate of any officer in the force, someone will do anything to stop George from getting to the truth.<br/> <br/> This time, the next cut could be meant for him...<br/> <br/> Perfect for fans of MW Craven, Ann Cleeves and Joy Ellis, this is the eighth book in the million-copy-bestselling George Cross Mystery series, which can be read in any order, by the 2026 winner of the Crime Writers&#39; Association Dagger in the Library Award.